Aviva has appointed Mark Wilson as its next chief executive.
Wilson will joined the board on 1 December and take over the top job on 1 January. John McFarlane, chairman of Aviva, who has been acting in an executive capacity pending the appointment of a CEO, will become non-executive chairman on 1 January. Wilson was previously chief executive and president of insurance company AIA Group. The appointment should provide the company's shares with a lift, after the insurer finally ended the long search for a new boss. Wilson will receive a basic annual salary of £980,000. However, he could receive much more if paid an annual bonus worth up to...
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